Topic: Strategy and management

Passing the torch

Featured in Latin Lawyer Elite 2024

As recent changes in the Latin American legal market point to a generational shift, Latin Lawyer explores the risks of not adequately planning for the future and finds out what firms at the top of the market are doing to maintain their position.

31 August 2023

Bocater Camargo adds in-house counsel as capital markets partner

A former legal manager of Brazilian stock market self-regulator BSM Supervisão de Mercados has joined Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues Advogados Associados as partner and head of its new capital markets infrastructure group.

31 August 2023

Run your law firm like a business if you want to be elite

Featured in Latin Lawyer Elite 2024

As Latin Lawyer announces Elite 2024, we speak to Leopoldo Hernández, managing partner at legal consultancy KermaPartners in Mexico, to find out what makes up the DNA of an elite law firm.

30 August 2023

Ex-Stocche Forbes partner joins Cascione as compliance head

Cascione Advogados has hired a former Stocche Forbes Advogados partner to lead its white-collar crime, compliance and corporate investigations practice.

30 August 2023

Sánchez Devanny adds environmental head

Mexican firm Sánchez Devanny has recruited a senior associate from Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton as partner and head of its environmental practice, who will also lead the firm's ESG work.

25 August 2023

Brazilian boutique Furcolin Mitidieri appoints third partner

Brazilian infrastructure boutique Furcolin Mitidieri Advogados – founded by two former in-house lawyers in 2021 – has hired a lawyer with experience at Highly Recommended Vieira Rezende Advogados as partner, strengthening its regulatory and energy practices.

25 August 2023

Shearman nabs LatAm firepower from Linklaters

Linklaters counsel Alejandro Gordano has joined Shearman & Sterling LLP as partner in New York, boosting the firm’s Latin American capital markets offering.

22 August 2023

Consortium Legal expands corporate partnership in Guatemala

Elite outfit Consortium Legal (Guatemala) has strengthened its corporate offering by promoting a senior associate to partner.

22 August 2023

Trench Rossi opens investment funds area with Cescon Barrieu partner

Brazilian Highly Recommended firm Trench Rossi Watanabe has launched an investment funds practice by hiring a capital markets partner from Elite outfit Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados.

21 August 2023

Milaré boosts environmental offering with director hire in Brazil

Leading Brazilian environmental boutique Milaré Advogados has bolstered its offering by appointing a lawyer with 28 years’ experience as an independent practitioner as director.

18 August 2023

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